Bloody Brittlegill

Russula sanguinaria (Schumach.) Rauschert

A species in the family Russulaceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula

What it is called

English: Bloody Brittlegill
Welsh: Tegyll Brau Gwaedlyd

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus linnaei var. sanguinarius Fr., 1815
Agaricus pectinatus var. rosaceus (Pers.) DC.
Agaricus rosaceus Pers.
Agaricus sanguinarius Maire
Russula confusa Velen.
Russula luteotacta var. rosacea (Pers.) Singer
Russula rosacea (Pers. ex Secr.) Fr.
Russula rosacea f. subcarnea Britzelm.
Russula rosacea var. macropseudocystidiata Grund
Russula sanguinea var. confusa (Velen.) Melzer & Zvára
Russula sanguinea var. pseudorosacea Maire
Russula sanguinea var. rosacea (Pers.) J.E.Lange

Others in Russula

Russula abbotensis Russula abbottabadensis Russula abietiphila Russula abietum Russula absphaerocellaris Russula acerba Russula aciculocystis Russula acriannulata Russula acrifolia Russula acris Russula acriuscula Russula acrolamellata

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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